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Colorado women’s basketball continues Big 12 play Wednesday.
CU (9-4, 0-1) will host Arizona (9-3, 0-1 Big 12) at 7 p.m. at CU Events Center (ESPN+) carrying a three-game win streak against the Wildcats. The Buffs opened conference play with a 79-63 loss at Arizona State.
Colorado welcomed 10 new players for the 2025-26 season and has fielded five unique starting lineups.
(“Colorado Sunshine” celebrates the good news in sports. Suggestions are encouraged through sports editor Paul Klee at paul.klee@gazette.com.)
Falcons’ magical run to Mountain West finals ends at hands of CSU
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LAS VEGAS – The shooting simply couldn’t keep pace with the aspirations. Ninth-seeded Air Force went cold in the final half after four scorching days in the desert, and No. 3 Colorado State prevailed 56-42 to grab a Mountain West...
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Denver Pioneers defensemen earn all-NCHC honors
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The Denver defense has been the backbone of another successful hockey team at Magness Arena. Pioneers blue liners Eric Pohlkamp and Boston Buckberger were both named to the NCHC’s all-conference teams Tuesday, with Pohlkamp landing on the first team and...
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Running backs the key to unlocking ‘GoGo’ offense’s full potential with CU Buffs
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Updated 7 hours ago
BOULDER — For a former wide receiver, Brennan Marion sure knows how to take care of running backs. That’s how Johnnie Mack sees it, anyway. Everyone in and around Colorado is eager to see what Marion, the first-year offensive coordinator,...
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Mayotte agrees to five-year extension through 2030-31with Colorado College
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Updated 9 hours ago
Colorado College hockey coach Kris Mayotte will remain in downtown Colorado Springs for the foreseeable future. Mayotte, who has led the program for the previous five seasons, agreed to a five-year contract extension, which runs through the 2030-2031 season, CC...
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DU Pioneers, women’s basketball coach Doshia Woods part ways
Paul Klee
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Updated 10 hours ago
The University of Denver and women’s basketball coach Doshia Woods said Tuesday they are mutually parting ways. Woods went 57-116 across six seasons at Denver. “I would like to thank Josh Berlo and Chancellor (Jeremy) Haefner for the opportunity to...
Paul Klee
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All you need to know as 9th-seeded Air Force women face No. 3 CSU in unlikely all-Colorado Mountain West championship
Brent Briggeman
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Updated 10 hours ago
LAS VEGAS – The most improbable postseason run in the history of Air Force athletics concludes tonight when the ninth-seeded Falcons women’s basketball team faces No. 3 Colorado State in the Mountain West championship game. The game tips at 7:30...
Brent Briggeman
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Thanks to Suplizio, JUCO World Series lands in Grand Junction | May 24, 1959 | Colorado’s Top 150 Sports Moments
Paul Klee
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Updated 1 day ago
Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports. Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments. Colorado Sports Hall...
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CSU women knock out UNLV, set up all-Colorado Mountain West title game
Brent Briggeman
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Updated 1 day ago
LAS VEGAS — The three-time defending Mountain West champions weren’t going to go away without a fight. But Colorado State delivered the knockout blow. Brooke Carlson calmly nailed 7 of 8 free throws during a 25-point fourth quarter and the...
Brent Briggeman
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‘Disbelief’: Ninth-seeded Air Force bursts into Mountain West championship game behind third thriller in as many days
Brent Briggeman
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Updated 1 day ago
LAS VEGAS – Air Force waited and waited and waited for the buzzer that would catapult it into an unprecedented Mountain West championship game. “That was the longest 10 seconds of my life,” said Milahnie Perry, who has turned into...
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CU Buffs seek familiar Tad Boyle tournament success in Big 12
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Updated 1 day ago
BOULDER — Tad Boyle tells his team not to pack light for a reason. In the Colorado coach’s 16 years in charge, his Buffaloes have a habit of extended trips at conference tournaments. In 15 conference tournaments, Boyle’s Buffs have...
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